Clinton Signs Telecom Bill,
And Internet Protests Follow

NEW YORK -- President Clinton signed a landmark telecommunications bill into law yesterday, provoking a flurry of announcements and threats by companies about invading each others' turf.

But their plans may only amount to chest-thumping in the near term as the combatants face months of ferocious lobbying, legal threats and other tactics, as they attempt to seize the high ground in the coming telecom wars.